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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      73,493</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,844</td>
<td class="r data">      18,986</td>
<td class="r data">         324</td>
<td class="r data">      35,288</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      84,088</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,650</td>
<td class="r data">      21,883</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">      40,161</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
<td class="r data">    64.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      90,950</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,220</td>
<td class="r data">      24,630</td>
<td class="r data">         566</td>
<td class="r data">      41,463</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      91,048</td>
<td class="r data">         269</td>
<td class="r data">      24,679</td>
<td class="r data">      25,690</td>
<td class="r data">         671</td>
<td class="r data">      39,678</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      91,517</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">      26,228</td>
<td class="r data">      26,328</td>
<td class="r data">         711</td>
<td class="r data">      37,825</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      88,039</td>
<td class="r data">         623</td>
<td class="r data">      25,794</td>
<td class="r data">      26,262</td>
<td class="r data">         799</td>
<td class="r data">      34,513</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    39.5</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      83,862</td>
<td class="r data">       1,155</td>
<td class="r data">      24,560</td>
<td class="r data">      25,197</td>
<td class="r data">         875</td>
<td class="r data">      32,015</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    38.7</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      77,083</td>
<td class="r data">       3,891</td>
<td class="r data">      23,422</td>
<td class="r data">      21,654</td>
<td class="r data">         883</td>
<td class="r data">      27,171</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">    37.1</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      70,562</td>
<td class="r data">      11,456</td>
<td class="r data">      21,823</td>
<td class="r data">      16,426</td>
<td class="r data">         999</td>
<td class="r data">      19,805</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    33.5</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      62,862</td>
<td class="r data">      14,333</td>
<td class="r data">      20,051</td>
<td class="r data">      13,237</td>
<td class="r data">         991</td>
<td class="r data">      14,210</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      70,038</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,642</td>
<td class="r data">      18,076</td>
<td class="r data">         318</td>
<td class="r data">      32,953</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      80,649</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,454</td>
<td class="r data">      20,980</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">      37,829</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      87,200</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,938</td>
<td class="r data">      23,640</td>
<td class="r data">         553</td>
<td class="r data">      38,999</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    44.7</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      87,408</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      24,384</td>
<td class="r data">      24,661</td>
<td class="r data">         662</td>
<td class="r data">      37,379</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      87,554</td>
<td class="r data">         361</td>
<td class="r data">      25,835</td>
<td class="r data">      25,239</td>
<td class="r data">         688</td>
<td class="r data">      35,373</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      84,333</td>
<td class="r data">         609</td>
<td class="r data">      25,479</td>
<td class="r data">      25,181</td>
<td class="r data">         770</td>
<td class="r data">      32,247</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      80,270</td>
<td class="r data">       1,117</td>
<td class="r data">      24,273</td>
<td class="r data">      24,189</td>
<td class="r data">         855</td>
<td class="r data">      29,777</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    37.6</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      73,789</td>
<td class="r data">       3,782</td>
<td class="r data">      23,136</td>
<td class="r data">      20,837</td>
<td class="r data">         855</td>
<td class="r data">      25,118</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      67,621</td>
<td class="r data">      11,145</td>
<td class="r data">      21,553</td>
<td class="r data">      15,759</td>
<td class="r data">         967</td>
<td class="r data">      18,146</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      60,299</td>
<td class="r data">      13,995</td>
<td class="r data">      19,859</td>
<td class="r data">      12,666</td>
<td class="r data">         977</td>
<td class="r data">      12,763</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    27.6</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,090</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,182</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,120</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">         788</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,186</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,366</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">         854</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,303</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,238</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">         906</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,094</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,373</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">         955</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">       2,145</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,198</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">         971</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">       1,974</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,082</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">         889</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,732</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">         717</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,694</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">    69.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,503</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">         585</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,426</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,167</td>
<td class="r data">         328</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">         487</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,212</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    41.9</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         384</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    41.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    51.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         590</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         307</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         508</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         510</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         562</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         438</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         233</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         396</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         235</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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